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§11A-3-20. Refund to Purchaser of Payment Made at Sheriff’s Sale Where Property Is Subject of an Erroneous Assessment or Is Otherwise Nonexistent

WV Code § 11A-3-20 (2019) (N/A)
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If, by October 31 of the year following payment of the amount bid at a sheriff’s sale, the purchaser discovers that the lien purchased at that sale is the subject of an erroneous assessment or is otherwise nonexistent, the purchaser shall submit the abstract or certificate of an attorney at law that the property is the subject of an erroneous assessment or is otherwise nonexistent. Upon receipt of the abstract or certificate, the sheriff shall cause any money paid to be refunded. Upon refund, the sheriff shall inform the assessor and the State Auditor of the erroneous assessment for the purpose of having the assessor correct the error. For failure to meet this requirement, the purchaser shall lose all benefits of his or her purchase.

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§11A-3-20. Refund to Purchaser of Payment Made at Sheriff’s Sale Where Property Is Subject of an Erroneous Assessment or Is Otherwise Nonexistent